Main Event
Jour 6 terminé
Main Event
Jour 6 terminé
La finale à 6 joueurs du Main Event PokerStars Championship Panama s'est étalée sur 170 mains dans la nuit de lundi à mardi. Alors que les 5 derniers joueurs en lice ont été chipleader lors de l'ultime journée de compétition, c'est finalement l'Américain Kenneth Smaron qui encaisse 293 860$ et le trophée.
Position | Joueur | Pays | Prix |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenneth Smaron | United States | $293,860 |
2 | Harpreet Gill | Canada | $217,860 |
3 | Denis Timofeev | Russia | $161,340 |
4 | Jonathan Abdellatif | Belgium | $119,480 |
5 | Robin Luca Wozniczek | Germany | $88,480 |
6 | Anthony Diotte | Canada | $65,520 |
Le Canadien Anthony Diotte n'a tenu que trois mains avant de quitter la partie et n'a même pas rêvé d'un comeback. Diotte s'incline sur un flip contre Robin Luca Wozniczek. Ce dernier n'a pas tardé à s'emparer de la tête du tournoi à 5 left mais les tapis se sont équilibrés et l'Allemand termine finalement 5e pour 65 520$.
Robin Luca Wozniczek rend les armes avec une paire et un tirage couleur, payé par Jonathan Abdellatif qui dévoile un tirage flush inférieur et une ventrale qui se pointe rivière. Assurés de remporter un gain à 6 chiffres, les 4 survivants du tournoi vont tour à tour se porter en tête.
Abdellatif perd des plumes avec full max contre carré et ne va pas s'en remettre. Short stack, le Belge check-raise un tirage couleur mais Smaron paye avec top paire pour l'éliminer. Jonathan se console avec son meilleur résultat en carrière et un chèque de 119 480$.
Chipleader en début de finale, Denis Timofeev a perdu beaucoup de pots alors que le Canadien Harpreet Gill doublait opportunément. Le Russe sort finalement du tournoi à l'issue d'un flip perdu contre le futur vainqueur. Kenneth Smaron en profite pour débuter le head's up avec une légère avance.
L'ultime duel ne va durer que 9 mains puisqu'Harpreet Gill limp-shove pour se faire attraper par le de Smaron qui remporte le tournoi un tableau de briques plus tard !
Vainqueur d'un High Roller European Poker Tour à Prague pour plus de 600 000$, Smaron encaisse le deuxième plus gros prix de sa carrière. Il devrait probablement enchaîner avec l'étape du PokerStars Championship Macau, du 30 mars au 9 avril...
Courtesy of Neil Stoddart, PokerStars.
Hand #170: In the 9th hand of heads up play, Harpreet Gill limped in with . Kenneth Smaron wasn't settling for that and bumped it up to 350,000 with .
Without much hesitation, Gill moved in for 2,615,000. Smaron asked for a count and contemplated what to do for a bit before he decided to go for it and call.
The pot was 5,250,000 and Smaron was the slight favorite but Gill was very much live. The flop came , giving Smaron a royal flush draw while Gill picked up a gutshot but lost the tens as outs.
The on the river was inconsequential and so was the on the river. and just like that, after just 20 minutes or so of heads up play, a champion was crowned. Harpreet Gill had to settle for second place, banking $217,860.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Smaron |
10,980,000
3,745,000
|
3,745,000 |
Harpreet Gill | Eliminé |
Hand #166: Harpreet Gill with the on the button limped in, Kenneth Smaron checked . The flop came and Smaron check-folded to Gill's 250,000 over bet.
Hand #167: Kenneth Smaron limped in with , Harpreet Gill checked . The flop came and both checked. The hit the turn and Gill bet 100,000, Smaron called. The river paired Smaron and Gill checked. Smaron bet 350,000 into 420,000 and Gill folded.
Hand #168: Harpreet Gill with the on the button raised to 300,000. Kenneth Smaron called with to see a flop of . Smaron check-called a bet of 450,000 before both checked the on the turn. The completed the board, giving Smaron trips. Smaron bet 1,125,000 into 1,520,000. Gill folded just about right away.
Hand #169: Kenneth Smaron picked up on the button and raised to 250,000. Harpreet Gill defended his big blind with . The flop came and both players checked. The on the turn didn't do too much another two checks later, the completed the board. Gill check-folded to Smaron's 100,000 bet.
Hand 162: Harpreet Gill completed on the button with and Kenneth Smaron checked in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Smaron checked, and Gill bet 150,000. Smaron called. The river was the and Smaron checked again. Gill checked and took down the pot.
Hand 163: Kenneth Smaron raised to 250,000 on the button with . Harpreet Gill three-bet to 600,000 with . Smaron called.
The flop came and Gill checked. Smaron checked back. The turn was the . Gill quickly reached for chips and bet 675,000. Smaron folded.
Hand 164: Kenneth Smaron got a walk.
Hand 165: Kenneth Smaron was on the button and raised to 250,000 with . Harpreet Gill was in the big blind and three-bet to . Smaron put in a four-bet to 1,900,000 and Gill called.
The flop came . Gill checked and Smaron bet 1,400,000. Gill folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Smaron |
7,235,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
Harpreet Gill |
3,745,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
Niveau: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
With the recent elimination of Denis TImofeev in third place, Harpreet Gill and Kenneth Smaron decided to go on a one-hour dinner break a few minutes earlier than scheduled.
Smaron leads with 6,130,000 and Gill still has a healty 4,895,000.
Play will resume in about 60 minutes.
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Hand 161: Kenneth Smaron raised to 160,000 on the button with . Harpreet Gill got out of the way, and Denis Timofeev three-bet to 475,000 from the small blind with .
Smaron went into the tank for about a minute before putting in a four-bet to 1,100,000. Action was back on Timofeev and he moved all in for a total of 2,910,000. Smaron quickly called.
The two players tabled their hand, only to reveal a classic race.
The flop came , keeping Timofeev in the lead with a pair of tens.
The turn was the , giving Smaron more outs with a straight draw.
The river was the and Smaron made a straight to eliminate Timofeev in third place.
The remaining 2 players are now guaranteed $217,860 and play heads up for the title and $293,860
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Smaron |
6,130,000
3,010,000
|
3,010,000 |
Harpreet Gill |
4,895,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Denis Timofeev | Eliminé |
Hand #160: Harpreet Gill raised to 200,000 holding . for Denis Timofeev in the big blind and he shoved all in for 1.44 million. Gill asked for a count and tanked for some time before he eventually called.
"I got it in bad but I knew I got it in bad" Gill said.
With 44% equity, he hadn't gotten it in that bad. The flop paired Timofeev but Gill picked up a straight draw. The on the turn was a blank and so was the on the river. Double up for Timofeev.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Harpreet Gill |
4,985,000
-1,435,000
|
-1,435,000 |
Kenneth Smaron | 3,120,000 | |
Denis Timofeev |
2,920,000
1,480,000
|
1,480,000 |